Hi all,

We've extended the Early Bird pricing through the end of the month!  We have a great group of nine participants signed up, so we're definitely running the course. Feel free to contact us with any questions via courses@pdxpermaculture.com.

All the best,

Leonard Barrett

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An Advanced Permaculture Training in:
Optical Surveying for Earthworks and Water Systems

Taught by Tom Ward (Instructor, Cascadia Permaculture Institute)

September 8th - 13th, 2012

At the Atlan Center in White Salmon, WA (1 hr from Portland Int'l Airport)

Full course listing and registration at http://www.pdxpermaculture.com

Course Description

Basic surveying and layout are essential skillsets for every farmer, homesteader, designer, and consultant.  In this six-day course (Sept. 8-13), Tom Ward teaches the use of many types of low- and high-tech surveying tools, along with advanced skills in keyline, pond and swale layout, mapping skills, and other core competencies for the design and execution of permaculture projects.

Students will become familiar with swale, terrace, ditch, and pond layout, profile cross-section drawing, keyline and road system locating, solar assessment, ditch and wiggle waterway layout, small cabin orientation and pad layout, staking, note taking, and compass and map reading.  We will use telescope-like devices and other hand tools such as sight levels, pocket transits, builders levels, A-frames and various vertical measurement rods, as well as measuring tapes and wheels.  The course will include flagging for trails, swales and ponds, as well as observations on the landscape with mapping of topographic, ecological, and cultural data.


The 72-Hour Permaculture Design Course is a prerequisite for getting an advanced certificate from this course.  Others may have the certificate held until they receive a PDC certificate.  You must complete all six days of the course to get your certificate.  The course is open to all who have a working knowledge of Permaculture.

Tuition ((Includes Camping and Lunches/Dinners): 
$995 through 9/1
$1195 after 9/1

About Tom Ward

Tom Ward has been advising farms and teaching Permaculture for over thirty years.  He has degrees in Forestry and Botany from Syracuse University and has taught at Laney College in Oakland CA., D-Q University in Davis CA, and Thlolego Learning Centre in South Africa, among many other institutes and communities. 

Full course listing and registration at http://www.pdxpermaculture.com

Cheers!